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NewsBartender Bar Tour with Johnny Wallace from Concrete Bar
Five of Wellington's best bars according to Johnny Wallace.
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NewsCocktail of the Weekend: The Bow St. Breakfast
Concrete Bar's Johnny Wallace talks us through his Jameson-infused pancake cocktail.
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NewsGiveaway: Win a $50 Dining Voucher at CoCo at the Roxy + Free Uber Trips
The perfect perch for pre-movie drink, or an entire three-course fine dining meal.
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NewsCocktail of the Weekend: The Bow St. Monk
Some cocktail inspiration for your weekend from Foxglove.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part Two: Where to Eat
Celebrity chef Josh Emmett’s Queenstown fort and a contemporary ‘Polynasian’ restaurant are just some of the foodie highlights of the town.
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NewsGiveaway: Win a $50 Dining Voucher for Foxglove + Free Uber Trips
Foxglove voucher and free Uber trips because we love you.
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NewsGiveaway: Win a Whiskey Course + Free Uber Trips
Love a tipple of the good stuff but don't know anything about it?
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NewsBartender Bar Tour with Peter Lowry from Hawthorn Lounge
Hawthorn's Peter Lowry has been working in the hospo industry for over half his life.
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NewsCocktail of the Weekend: The William Massey
A cocktail that combines the best of Wellington and Limavady in late August/early September.
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RestaurantHouse of Dumplings
117 Taranaki Street, Wellington
You will have your dumpling and eat it too.
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BarSouthern Cross
39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro
The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.
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RestaurantEkim Burgers
257 Cuba St, Te Aro
The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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CafeSweet Mother's Kitchen
5 Courtenay Place, Wellington
New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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NewsBrooklyn is Getting an All-Nutella Restaurant Despite Hazelnut Shortage
If they're responsible for a worldwide Nutella shortage, we predict a riot.
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NewsEveryone is Freaking Out Over This Australian-Designed Butter Knife
It's raised over $200,000 on Kickstarter, but is it worth it?
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NewsYou’ll Soon Be Able to Guzzle Precious Hobbit-Themed Beer
The Smaug Stout is infused with chillies. Nice.
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EventWorld of WearableArt
Thu, 17 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct 2026
TSB Arena, Wellington Central
A juggernaut of art, theatre and dance returns to Wellington for 18 inspired days.
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NewsBompas and Parr Use Real Molten Lava for the Ultimate Barbecue
Enjoy lava-seared steak in your own backyard.
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NewsDeep Fried Alcohol is Now a Thing, Can Actually Get You Drunk
The world's booziest, most regret-filled bar snack?
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NewsThese Gourmet Canned Sundaes Are About As Hamptons As It Gets
Root beer ice cream, macerated cherries, marscapone semifreddo; it's a trap.
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NewsWin One of Two $50 Vouchers for the Monteith's Wild Food Challenge
Serving up all the weird, amazing and imaginative dishes.
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NewsCalifornia’s First Electronic Sriracha Festival Fuses EDM with Hot Sauce
Water stations undeniably necessary.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Mexico Wellington Opening
Mexico is coming to Wellington in the form of a restaurant.
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NewsDraft Beer Vending Machines Are Now a Thing
The line-skipping device that charges by the gram and knows if you've chugged too much.
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NewsYou’ll Be Able to Toast Season Five with Game of Thrones Wine
"12 houses. 12 temptations. Where does your loyalty lie?"
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NewsBrooklyn Confirms Brooklyn-ness By Holding Dinner Parties in Dumpsters
Trashy fine dining at its most Brooklynised.
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NewsThis Photographer Is Documenting the Art of Coffee Cups Around the World
Take a moment to appreciate the little objets d'art you carry around each day.
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NewsScientists Have Proven the Existence of Beer Goggles
Your one night stand just got a little more scientific.
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NewsBeer Slushies Are a Thing That Exist Now (and They’re Not Bad)
Pure forms of liquid happiness coming to your kitchen.
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NewsFive Tasty Cocktails to Enjoy on World Gin Day
There’s more to a good gin mixer than just tonic or juice.
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NewsWin a $300 Food + Drink Voucher to Spend at St John’s Bar and Restaurant
Win some food and drink at one of Wellington's finest.
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NewsJonti Buries Himself Under an Avalanche of Tunes for Vivid LIVE
Ahead of his Vivid performance at the Opera House, Jonti took time out to discuss his love for The Avalanches and what to expect from the future.
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NewsLondon to Possibly Open Crowdfunded Cereal Cafe
Shoreditch could wake up to cereal cocktails, Pop-Tart combos and Saturday morning cartoons.
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NewsAstral People’s Top Five Tunes to Start Your Weekend
Crank up a spot o' Rainbow Chan, Phuture and The Avalanches this weekend.
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NewsDiners To Pay With Instagrammed Food Pics at World’s Most Infuriating Pop-Up
Do you tweet before you eat?
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NewsSt. Vincent Has Created Her Own Signature Coffee Blend
The New York-based multi-instrumentalist joins James Murphy and David Lynch with her own cup o' joe.
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